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communication No. 494/2012, H.B. v. Algeria, the Committee found violations of article 1;
article 2 (1), read in conjunction with article 1; and articles 11-14 of the Convention, also in
relation to torture of the complainant in detention. In communication No. 500/2012,
Martínez v. Mexico, the Committee found violations of articles 1, 2 (1), 12-15 and 22 of the
Convention in relation to torture in preventive custody, inhuman conditions of detention
and failure of the State party to respect the Committee’s request for protective measures for
the complainants.
69.
The Committee also found two communications, namely, No. 512/2012, Y. v.
Canada and No. 642/2014, M.T. v. Sweden, inadmissible and discontinued the
consideration of communication No. 574/2013, R.S. v. Canada.
70.
At its fifty-sixth session, the Committee adopted decisions on the merits in respect
of communications No. 569/2013, M.C. v. Netherlands, No. 586/2014, R.G. et al v.
Sweden, No. 523/2012, X. v. Finland, No. 562/2013, J.K. v. Canada, No. 613/2014, F.B. v.
Netherlands, No. 580/2014, F.K. v. Denmark, No. 578/2013, E.N. v. Burundi, No.
671/2015, D.I.S. v. Hungary, No. 565/2013, S.A.P. et al. v. Switzerland, No. 591/2014, K.N.
v. Australia, and No. 594/2014, B.M.S. v. Sweden.
71.
The Committee found that the forcible return of the complainants would constitute a
violation by the States parties of article 3 of the Convention in its decisions on
communications No. 569/2013, M.C. v. Netherlands, No. 586/2014, R.G. et al v. Sweden,
No. 523/2012, X. v. Finland, No. 562/2013, J.K. v. Canada, No. 613/2014, F.B. v.
Netherlands, No. 580/2014, F.K. v. Denmark. In communication No. 580/2014, F.K. v.
Denmark, the Committee also found a violation of article 12, read in conjunction with
article 16, of the Convention, because the State party’s authorities had failed to investigate
allegations of ill-treatment. In communication No. 578/2013, E.N. v. Burundi, the
Committee found violations of article 1; article 2 (1), read in conjunction with article 1; and
articles 11-14 of the Convention. In communication No. 671/2015, D.I.S. v. Hungary, the
Committee found a violation of article 22 of the Convention because of the State party’s
failure to cooperate and to respect the Committee’s requests for interim measures.
72.
The Committee found that the forcible return of the complainants would not
constitute a violation by the States parties of article 3 of the Convention in its decisions on
communications No. 565/2013, S.A.P. et al. v. Switzerland, No. 591/2014, K.N. v.
Australia, and No. 594/2014, B.M.S. v. Sweden.
73.
The Committee also found six communications, namely, No. 577/2013, N.B. v.
Russian Federation, No. 604/2014, H.Z. v. Canada, No. 635/2014, M.K. and B.B. v.
Switzerland, No. 643/2014, U.A. v. Sweden, No. 536/2013, H.B.A. et al. v. Canada, and No.
545/2013, Z. v. Switzerland, inadmissible and discontinued the consideration of
communications No. 358/2008, A.S. v. Canada, No. 403/2009, Y.N. v. Switzerland, No.
410/2010, H.S. et al v. Canada, No. 563/2013, N.S. v. Canada, No. 564/2013, A.A. v.
Sweden, No. 570/2013, G.M. v. Switzerland, No. 587/2014, R.U. et al v. Sweden, No.
622/2014, S.O. v. Morocco, No. 631/2014, D.G. v. Norway, and No. 676/2015, A.L. v.
Morocco.
74.
At its fifty-seventh session, the Committee adopted decisions on the merits in
respect of communications No. 558/2013, R.D. et al. v. Switzerland, No. 628/2014, J.N. v.
Denmark, No. 531/2012, L.A. v. Algeria, No. 551/2013, Elaïba v. Tunisia, No. 583/2014, A.
v. Canada, No. 605/2014, G.R. v. Australia, No. 611/2014, P.A. v. Netherlands.
75.
The Committee found that the forcible return of the complainants would constitute a
violation by the States parties of article 3 of the Convention in its decisions on
communications No. 558/2013, R.D. et al. v. Switzerland, and No. 628/2014, J.N. v.
Denmark. In communication No. 531/2012, L.A. v. Algeria, the Committee found a
violation of article 13 of the Convention. In communication No. 551/2013, Elaïba v.
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